Columbia River Partners Announces its Formation
San Francisco, CA & Seattle, WA – November 1, 2019: Columbia River Partners (CRP) is a newly formed private investment firm integrating private equity, venture capital and special situations. CRP seeks to partner with world-class management teams to invest in businesses going through transition or expansion with patient long-term capital. We focus on situations where we can bring technology and our network to drive change.
The firm has a flexible mandate to invest in corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, going private buyouts, and minority equity investments. CRP’s founding principals, Nathan Chandrasekaran and Pooneet Goel, have led numerous investments in technology, tech-enabled services, and business services.
Prior to starting CRP, Nathan spent over ten years at a NY-based middle market private equity firm with $1.5 billion of assets under management. Nathan was a board member of numerous companies, including Lift Brands, The Dwyer Group (now called Neighborly), DLT Solutions, and BQ Resorts. Earlier in his career, Nathan spent several years at Merrill Lynch in the media and telecom investment banking division, as a telecom strategy consultant at inCode Wireless (now a division of Ericson) and started his career as a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting. Nathan holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Bowdoin College.
Prior to starting CRP, Pooneet has been an entrepreneur and investor in the technology space for over 15 years. Sample investments include Aera Technology, Punchh Inc, PowWow Mobile, LeanData Inc, and True Green Solar. During that time, Pooneet also invested, built, and operated over ten megawatts of solar farms in India and Spain and continues to operate the farms. Pooneet started his career as a software developer. Pooneet holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
About Columbia River Partners
Columbia River Partners (CRP) is a newly formed private investment firm integrating private equity, venture capital and special situations. CRP seeks to partner with world-class management teams to invest in businesses going through transition or expansion with patient long-term capital. We focus on situations where we can bring technology and our network to drive change. Founded by Nathan Chandrasekaran and Pooneet Goel, the firm is located in San Francisco and Seattle. For further information, please visit: www.columbiariverpartners.com
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Nathan Chandrasekaran
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